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Terrible Fate of SYOI llinan WHO Picked Up
uf,,.. Stray End theStrest. giqaiiH.i

LINCOLN, Neb., September ~. 44A working
man named Smith WaS horribly mutiIated
here III a remarkable manner. On % street, at
the corner of Ninth, haIitinS from telegraph
pole and lying along the 'groithd for distance,
was a broken telephone wire which had in
some manner become crossed, or in connection
with one of the electric light wires. As Smith
was passing along the street he saw the wire
burning, and, attracted by the strange appear
ance, and not realizing what it was, evidently
took hold of it to ascertain what it
meant. The shock he received was
terrible, and his shrieks brought
hundreds to the street. He could not loosen
his hold on the wire, and it burned his hands to
the bone. In his writings and contortions
the charged wire came in contact with his
head, burning out one of his eyes and laying
the side of his face open. Wherever it struck
his body it cut like knife. A bystander, real
ling the peril of the man, ran to him, grab
bing him to pull him from the wire, but by the
shock he received when he came in contact
with the body of the man he was knocked ten
feet into the street and utterly Frustrated, so
that it was feared he was also killed. BY this
time the electricity had either burned the man
Smith loose from the wire or he had succeeded
in his struggles in breaking away. He was
picked up and carried into an adjoining res
taurant, and half dozen physicians summon
ed. The man presented horrible appearance,
and despite the physicians efforts to put him
under the influence of morphine he shrieked
and writhed in the agony he suffered until
taken to the hospital. The doctors express the
opinion that he may survive his injuries, al
though it appears impossible.
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u OVER HALF A MILLION DISTRIBUTED
Louisiana State Lottery COMPANY.

incorporated In 1865 for IS years by the Iecis,n.
turc for Educational and Charitable purposes
q capital Of 81 900 O0O-o which reserved 0,uJ ~,
over $3.50 90 has since been added
by an overwhelming popular vote IS franchise
Was made part OF The present State Constitution
adopod December I'd. A. u, 1871
The only Lottery ever voted on and Endorsed by
tho people ofany state,
ltncycr scales or postpones
Its Grand Single Number Drawings take
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nccemherA
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Halves -. Eifths. 80. Tenths, 81,

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Of The Office Of tho Company in New Orleans '
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address POSTAL NOTES, ENrirss Money
Cfaers, or New Nork Exchange IN ordinary letter
tufrcnc. rs kxprcS lai oul eNpensel addressed
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Protection Sentiment in The South.

The Chattanooga Times Dem
states that there are now in the
South no less than sixteen dailies
and not less than 100 weeklies for
protection, and claims that they
control fully .fourths of the
newspaper circulation south Of the
Ohio and Potomac. Thirteen years
ago the Chattanooga Times was the
only advocate of protection in that
region. Times have changed rap.
idly.-BOstoR J0uyRai.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-06-10
THE NAN WITH THE TIN DINNER.PAIL.
Texas Siftings. ]


The man with the tin dinner pail
is a common sight upon our streets,
says the Rome Sentinel. You see
so many OF his class every day,
that, perhaps, you have meyer Civ.
en- it q second thought. On my
way down town the other morning
! fell in behind a man with a din.
ner-pail and walked behind him
several blocks. He on his way to
his daily work. His step was quick
and light and he walked with the
air of one buoyant with health and
hope. | fell to Eliminating on the
usefulness of this army of men with
tin pals who 60 to and return from
their workshops day in and day
out, the year round, as regularly as
the sun rises and sets. They are
the bone and sinaw Of the land, the
foundation stones OF the republic,
the keystones of the great arch of
American progress. The merchant,
the capitalist, the statesman are
useful and necessary components
of the body-politic, but all are de-
pendent on the man with the din
ner-pail. The capitalist may have
millions at his command, but his
money is of no use to him unless
the wheels of the workshops and
the railroads go round, and they
cannot be kept in motion without
the help of the man with the din
ner pail. The merchant fills an
important place in every communI-
ty, but, without the patronage of
the man with the dlnner.pail, he
could not do business long. The
statesman who makes the laws de.
ponds on the vote of the man with
the dinner.pail to create him a law
maker. What power is cOncentrat.
ed in the army Of men who trudge
daily between home and workshop
What power for good or evil.
Combined under one banner, they
could defy the world!
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A REMARKABLE CASE.

A recent dispatch from Kentucky
stated that man named Samuel
Bernard, who has been serving a
short term of imprisonment for il
licit distiling, and who was under
indictment on a charge OF murder
at London, in the same State, set
ont TO walk to the latter place i'm
medately upon being released from
jail, and covering l51 miles in two
days, appeared in court to plead at
the appointed time. Cases like
this are rare enough TO deserve con-
sideration. Bernard is "mOon-
sinner" and that generally means
a very rough kind Of mOuntaineer,
with a particularly elastic theory
as to the obligations put upon him
by the law. But It is evident that
he had a code Of his own which
must have been pretty strongly
founded, for his ideal of honor went
as far as it is possible for simple
human nature TO lift it. He had
been indicted for murder and (some.
what incomprehensibly) liberated
under bonds, n circumstance which
shows a rather loose practice or a
full understanding Of this mans
character To him his word was
literally as good as his bond. He
knew that he was cited to appear
in court to plead to his indictment
on a certain day, and the moment
he was free he set of to surrender
himself as the most natural thing
to do.
1t is only among unsOphisticated
people that this dominant sense of
duty seems to prevail. In the In
dian Territory there have been like
instances. Indians have been con.
demned to death, the day of execu-
ton fixed, and then they have been
liberated on their simple promise
to come back at the appointed time
to be shot. 1t is said that IN no
case has the pledge been broken.
But who ever heard Of like beha-
vior among the dwellers in cities
An urban resident who being free
should journey l57 miles to put his
neck in jeopardy would probably
thereby possibly secure his acquit-
tai on the ground of insanity, but
scarce any one would regard his
procedure as sane, or would com
prehend the feeling which impelled
him to it. Probably honest Sam
Bernard is conscious of innocence
and believes firmly in his ability to
clear himself, though were he more
experienced he would know that
innocence is not always sure de-
fence even in capital cases. n
man, however, who acts up to what
he holds to be his duty in this
downright fearless way, without
calculating contingencies, and with.
out thinking Of taking advantage
of his opportunities to save him
self, deserves sympathy and re-
spect, and all who read the story
of his probity must hope that he
will secure the honorable acquittal
he seeks.-N. Y. Tribune.
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absolute dictator of 5000, 900 peo-
pie as far as any legislation was
concerned during the last six days
OF the present Congress, aud the
rest of the body might Just as well
been at home with their constitu-
ents.
1t is the opinion Of your commit
tee that the next General Assembly
should select not more than three
great public measures and proceed
to educate our members and the
public at large on those questions.
Among them bill to have the
Government telegraph system in
connection with the post office the
other to devise means for the Gov
eminent to use its surplus revenues
toward removing the present inter
est.bearing debt; the third, an
amendment to the Constitution
that the Senate be elected by a
direct vote of the people.
The report is signed by Ralph
Beaumont, John b. Mccartney and
James Campbell.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-06-10
A PIuckT Young Lady.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, June L.
Miss Mary Childers, pretty school
teacher of Trenton, Georgia, heard
some time ago that John Mogars
had been circulating slandelous re.
ports about her, she rode across
Lookout mountain, a distance of
fifteen miles, and at the muzzle of
q shot gun forced the traducer to
apologize. Then she published
Mogars as an "infamOus sconn-
drel," and a bad man generally,
and Mogars sent her q challenge to
fight. The little woman went to
the spot to meet him, but MOgars
didn't show up, and at last accounts
Miss Childers was hunting for him
with q horsewhip.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-06-10
A North Carolina Miracle.

RALEIGH, n. g., June "a Gu
rious story comes from Wilmington
regarding an alleged miraculous
manifestation which has caused in.
tense excitement among the colored
people. The story is as follows /:
Anna Granger, a colored woman,
was ridiculing and hooking anOth-
er woman who was singing hymn.
Suddenly she felt burning sensa-
ton in the palm of her left hand,
and on examination found a singu-
lar discoloration. The words, "The
Church of Cod" in blood-red CAPT
tai letters, appeared plainly in a
half circle on the lower part OF the
palm. The woman screamed and
acted so wildly that the whole
neighborhood soon gathered, and
froul that time on the excitement
increased rapidly. At night there
we're great crowds OF people in the
house and vicinity until late hour.
Everybody is permitted to look at
the woman's hand, and the greater
number of those who inspect it are
much impressed. The Granger wo-
man was at first 80 overcome by
fear that she had to be kept up by
stimulants. The discoloration is
not now quite so visible as at first.
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Without Food for SeYeniy-NIne Days.
CURIOUS CASE OF A TENNESSEE
MAN.

CURIOUS CASE OF A TENNESSEE
MAN.
JACKSON, Tenn, June This is
the seventy.ninth day since Capt.
William Murchison, of Medon, has
taken any drink or Dourishment Of
any kind. He still retains his men,
tai faculties perfectly, and will not
allow physicians to prescribe for
him, as he knows they cannot re-
lieve him, and he prefers not to be
tantalized with efforts to restore
him. The attack came on at night.
He had eaten supper and retired as
usual, when, about II o'clock, he
awakened quite thirsty, took a
drink OF water, and went to sleep
again, and IN a few hours he awak-
ened again thirsty, and IN attempt.
ing to take a drink of water found
his throat was paralyzed and that
he could not swallow, since which
time he has not been able to swal-
low anything. He had suffered a
partial stroke of paralysis previous
to this time. Capt. Murchison is
about 50 years of age. He is no
crank, as has been supposed, but
his fast is the result of disease, and
the physicians of this city who have
visited him all regard his case with
deep interest as one OF the most
extraordinary on record. He was
formerly in business in this city,
and has no family. At this time ne
is very feeble and cannot live much
longer.
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MURDER AND SUICIDE.

A MAN KILLS THE WOMAN WHO
HAD LEFT HER. HUSBAND FOR
HIM, AND THEN CUTS HIS OWN
THROAT.
PHILADELPHIA, PA. June g.
Robert G.. Hall aged 80, shot and
killed Mrs. Lillian Rivers, aged 80,
this morning at 93S north Tenth
street, where the couple lived as
man and wife Hnder the name Of
Burton.
Mrs. Rivers was the wife of an
actor named James Rivers, profess
sionally known as James Reynolds.
Rivers attempted the life of the wO.
man on the 10Th OF April last, for
keeping company with the man
who to-day shot her. Rivers shot
his wife in the hip, inhicting a
slight wound. He then shot him.
self in the head and breast, and
laid IN the hospital for several
weeks. lie subsequently recover
ed and left with his son and daugh-
ter for Topeka, Kan.
Hall is something Of a poet, in
addition to being an actor. He
and Mrs. Rivers have been intimate
for some time. The couple quar-
relied last night, and early this
morning Mrs. Rivers applied for
warrant for the arrest Of Hall,
charging him with assault and bat
terry. Before the warrant was
served, however, she visited Hall,
in his room, where he shot her as
above stated. Mrs. Rivers was
shot twice in the head and had her
throat cut from ear to ear. Hall
was found lying on the floor I'M
conscious, with his throat cut
Several letters found IN the room
show that the deed was premedi-
tated.
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Fatal Panic al a German Circus.

BERLIN, June 5.-During a cir
Gus performance at Neschen last
evening, storm arose, and a por'
ton of the roof Of the circus struc-
tnre was blown of. The pendant
lamps hanging from the root were
broken, and the blazing petroleum
poured down upon the heads OF the
people below. There were 2,OoO
spectators, and fearful panic
arose. In the midst Of the tumult
one of the lightly-built walls of the
structure fell in, and the whole
building Immediately collapsed y
large number Of persons were burn
ed, and many trampled to death,
and 300 others were more or less
injured.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-06-10

DANVILLE, VA, June 4.-Robert
Grove was sent TO the North Caro-
lima penltentiary IN 1881 from Ashe.
vile for the murder of James Alex
ander, but escaped in 1SS2and came
to this city, where he married aud
settled down as a good citizen. He
assumed the name Of Edward viii.
liams, and was generally regarded
as a man of good character. But
it finally leaked out that he was an
escaped convict and he was arrest
ed, and is now held subject to the
order Of the authorities in North
Carolina.
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A BRUTAL MURDER GOES UNPUBLISHED.

Chicago, June s. A Times
special from Memphis, Tenn, says ::
On the 9th OF February Beulah
Moore, a cOlored girl Of seventeen
years, and her father j. w. Moore,
shot and killed w. II. Allen
When arrested they said that Beu-
lab had been seduced by Allen, and
that the latter had failed to make
good his promise to marry the girl.
The slaughter of Allen was most
deliberate. The daughter entered
the field where he was at work, fol-
lowed by her father, who carried a
double barreled shotgun loaded
with buckshot. Moore stopped Just
inside the Enclosure, while his
daughter went up to Allen, drew a
pistol from under her cloak and
fred at him three times in rapid
succession. Moore then came up
and fired one barrel Of his gun at
the stricken man. Allen fell, and
Moore gave him the contents Ofthe
other barrel as he lay gasping up
on the ground. Allen died an hour
later. a few minutes before his
death he was asked if he had ever
done the girl any wrong, and SOL
EMMY protested that he had not.
Father and daughter were indicted
for murder in the first degree, and
on Monday last were brought to
trial. The State proved the facts
of the killing as above stated, and
also established the fact that the
girl had been guilty Of lewdness
prior to the time Of the alleged ont
rage. The court charged the jury
strictly on the law. The twelve
men were ont about IN hour and
returned with a verdict of not
guilty.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-06-10

The Richmond Wing, Democrat
ic organ, has the following signif-
cant paragraph
IL is said that the vaults of the
Treasury at Washington now COZ
tain two thousand tons of silver
and forty-eight tons of gold. Their
capacity for storage is nearly ex-
hausted, and still the accumulation
IS rapidly increasing. And vet,
Notwithstanding this surplus OF
riches, the miS.leaders of the Dem
Ocratic party at the last session Of
Congress would not allow the PEG
ple's representatives to even vote
on the proposition to repeal the un-
necessary and burdensome tax on
tobacco, One of the chief agricul-
tural products of Virginia and 9th.
err Southern states. The Demo
cratic masses are all right, but
some Of their so-callcd leaders are
all wrong.
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Shot His WIte'S PaTamOuT.

About midnight Sunday night a
tragedy was enacted on the out
skirts of Danvile, Va, in which a
young man named Bad Garner,
eighteen years of age, lost his life.
1t seems that NJ. b. Farley, who
runs the electric light dynamos for
the city, suspected that Garner was
going to see his wife while he was
at work. In order to verify his
suspicion, Farley left his place of
business just before midnight, and
repaired to his own home. He found
Garner in his wife's room. Farley
asked for an officer to accompany
him, in order to keep down any
trouble that would likely ensne,
but the sergeant of police would
not send one with him. One report
is that when he entered the room,
and found Garner in his bed, he
told him to lay still, that he did not
come to have any trouble, but Gar
ner made two attempts to get ont of
bed, and on the second attempt Far
ley fired and with fatal effect. An
other report is that Garner made
an attack on Farley, and that the
latter fired, killing his assailant in
stantly. Farley refuses to talk
Farley is native of Petersburg,
and has an uncle and brother living
in the town of Suffolk.
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Died at the Age Of I22 Of Measles.

COLUMBIA, S. c., June Amy
Avant a colored woman living on
the plantation of Maj. James
Reaves, in Marion county, died
Sunday of measles, at the advanced
age of 100 years. She was remark
ably we'll preserved and retained
all her faculties up to the time OF
her fatal illness, previous to which
period she stated that she had
never taken a dose of medicine.
During the last contemplating sea-
son she took her place regularly in
the cotton field, and always per
formed a good days work. Her
age is we'll authenticated by family
records.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-06-10

If the South would prosper and
become a manufacturing centre, her
people must put away that abomiD.
able Bourbon practice of enquiring
what mems politics are who come
among them to purchase land and
settle in the South before they will
say whether the land is for sale or
not. The practice of ostracising
and bOycotting men who come from
the North to make their homes
among us because they may be Re-
publcans, or Greenbackers or Pro.
hibitionists, must be forever buried,
if the South would rise to the dig
nifty of a manufacturing section, for
which she is so eminently fitted
We want capital in our section of
the country, and we want enter
prise, and We should meet such
with open arms, no matter If they
may worship at a different political
altar to ours. Nothing has done
more IN the past twenty years to
keep the South a back.wOOds sec
ton than the custom of crying men
down because of their politics.
Let us away with this folly for all
future time, and give a warm grasp
of welcome to all who seek our sec
ton to make Investments LdbOr
Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-06-10

At last the BOurbOns have nau-
seated Senator Wickham, who
wandered away from the readjuster
republicans only to fall in with the
reputation democrats. He now
sees his blunder and has the can
dor to admit it. la the senate, a
few days ago, he introduced bill
repeating the "Coupon Killers"
(the law which upset the Riddle
berger settlement,) which be had
originated, and declared at the
time that he had made a mistake
and wanted to correct it. He also
took occasion to warn the demo.
Gratis that his fellowship with them
is very uncertain and of doubtful
tenure.
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KheumaIIsm ana Neuralgia
Cured in = DAYS.

The Indiana Chemical Co. have discOv-
cred n compound which acts with truly
marvellous rapidity in the cure of Rheu.
matism and Neuralgia. We guarantee to
cure any and every case of acute lnflam-
matory Rheumatism and Nucralgia in
DAYS, and to give immediate relief in
chronic cases and effect q speedy cure.
On receipt of 80 cents, in two cent
stamps, we will send TO any address the
prescription for this wonderful compound,
which can be filled by your home druggist
at small cost. We take tins means Of
giving our discovery to the public instead
of putting 1t ont rs patent medicine, it
being much less expensive. We will
gladly refund money if satisfaction is not
given. The INDIANA CHEMICAL Co.,
Feb. ll-lyr Charlottesville. Ind.
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GRAND OPENING
OF
MACHINERY
FOR THE
SEASON OF 1887.
JUNE 10th TO JUNE 3Otl.
FARMERS,
Look to Your Interests.

Come and examine before you buy, the
following NEW MACHINERY and AGRI-
CULTURAL IMPLEMENTS:
! Carload "PLANO" BINDERS, the
Understanding binder on the market,
and to prove this we propose field trial
with thermometer to test draft, 90 foot
cut. also 2-horse Binders > cut.
. STANDARD (6-foot cut MOWERS
guaranteed to run as light as any a foot
cut Mower on the market. Refer to Gen.
G. :. Meem, Mr.. ]. A. Carter, Mr.. p. NJ. s.
Bird and Capt John l.. Pitman.
3 STAR MOWERS az foot cut). Best
Mower, for the price, offered.
. SECONDHAND BUCKEYE BIND
Frs, good as new.
1 SECONDHAND BUCKEYE MOWER
NEW BUCKEYE MOWER.
CYLINDER TRUCKS.
BICKFORD 81 HUFFMAN DRILLS.
Is POYNEER WHEAT FANS.
- OLIVER CHILLED PLOWS.
900 OLIVER CHILLED PLOW
POINTS.
H. BUCKEYE CIDER MILLS.
20 WEBSTER TRUSS ROD WAGONS.
6 HAY RAKES, best in the world.
4HAY FORKS, carriers and 60 feet
track, pulleys and rope complete.
6CUTrING BOXES.
70 WHEEL BARROWS
2ACME HARROWS.
, SPRING TOOTH HARROWS.
VICTOR CLOVER HULLER, nearly
new.
, s-HORSE POWER Prick ENGINES,
used one season.
MILLER'S NEW MODEL THRESH-
Err.
/ GEISER THRESHER.
Prick VIBRATOR THRESHER.
ECLIPSE THRESlIER.
10 SMITHS ELEVATOR PUMPS AND
WATER PURIFIERS.
BUCKEYE PUMPS.
2CHAMPION PUMPS.
2CULTIYATORS.
DOUBLE SHOVEL PLOWS.
STOYER'S PATENT CORN GRIND
Err.
CORN SHELTERS, IRON KETTLES,
and a number of other articles.
r-V- Repairs for all machinery, Reapers
and Mowers kept constantly on hand.
All of the above propose to sell very
cheap regardless of profit. So farmers
will he benefited by attending this GRAND
OPENING and making their purchases at
the low prices.
Very respectfully,
JOHN p. L0NAS,
June 3-lmo. Mt. Jackson, Va
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To be sold for VagranCY.

PADUCAH, Ky, June ,. - In the
city court yesterday, Mollie Jack
son, white woman, was convicted
Of vagrancy, and Judge Thomas
ordered that she be sold to the high
est bidder for thirty days. The
sale will be made as soon as the
advertisement has been issued
This is the first judgment ever
made in this section, but it is not
without precedent in other places
in Kentucky. Judge Thomas ac.
ton has met with "a great deal OF
unfavOrable comment.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-06-10

Messrs. 4. T. SHALLENBERGER n Co.
Rochester, Pa. Gmfs.-Thc bottle of
Shallenberger's Pills sent me in February
last gave to W. G. Anderson OF this
place a long standing case Of chills and
fever. He had tried everything known
without any permanent good. In less
than ten days after taking your Antidote
no was sound and well, and has gone
through the entire season without any re-
turn. 1t seems to have etfectually driven
the malarious poison from his system.
Yours truly, Y. A, ANDERSON.